Kham San
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Samui Elephant Sanctuary in Thailand

Biography
♀ Kham San


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Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ maybe about 58 years old (estimated age)
Characteristics: hole in her right ear
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1967? unknown
Birth place: in unknown
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Samui Elephant Sanctuary, in Thailand

Date of arrival

2017-12-28Samui Elephant Sanctuary
from Koh Samui unspecified Elephant Camp

2002-00-00Koh Samui unspecified Elephant Camp
from Unknown

1989-00-00Unknown
from Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp

Record history
History of updates2021-06-24

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography


Kham San is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Samui Elephant Sanctuary, in Thailand.

Kham San arrived in 2017-12-28 to the Samui Elephant Sanctuary, relocated from the Koh Samui unspecified Elephant Camp, in Thailand.


Social

Kham San lives together with 9 other elephants at the Samui Elephant Sanctuary: (detailed list)

  1. Cartoon born ~1962
  2. Kaew Ta born ~1963
  3. Mae Kang Kaew
  4. Mae Kham Paeng born ~1963
  5. Khum Phean born ~1958
  6. Nong Pech born 2012
  7. Sai Tong
  8. Sri Nin born 1967?
  9. Sudarat


Origin

Kham San was born unknown 1967? at unknown.


Comments / pictures

Recognized by the hole in her right ear.

1967: Born around 1967 in Surin
1967-1989: used in the logging industry until 1989.
1989-2002: trekking elephant.
2002: Around 2002, moved to Koh Samui to provide tourists rides.
2017: Arrived thursday 28th December 2017.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Kham San, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Samui Elephant Sanctuary in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11221. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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